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In order to promote my newest book, I'm rereleasing my “Great Death” series.
I'll be releasing them several chapters every week. I know many of you read the first two books, and will want to read the newest. I'll get it up, but … it'll take some time.
New!
"Great Death" book 3 is now available.
“Seeding Hope Among the Ashes”
Available for purchase.
The man telling the country how to survive an apocalyptic event must reach across the country to teach people how to heal themselves. David’s saga continues, only without David, the man who discovered the cure to the diseases afflicting mankind. Instead his followers set off in multiple directions, taking his cure to other communities in the hope everyone can treat their own people while not getting killed. This sequel follows each girl as they journey to different cities, trying to convince reluctant survivors to trust them to make them sick.
“Unknown Visitors” Series
“Stranded”
Now posting.
“Never Leave Anyone Behind” is a familiar refrain for American Servicemen. A crew is incapacitated in a strange land and a hostile government tries to capture them and steal their resources; a typical tale of corruption and betrayal. What if you’re not a member of the military? Do you put you and your family’s lives at risk to help those who can’t help themselves, especially for those who may never reward you or who may not even survive?
Josh discovers an injured shipwrecked alien and undertakes to not only care for it, but to seek out, rescue and protect its companions from not only his government, but others too.
“Stranded” is available for purchase
at Smashwords.
“The Great Death” Series
A story of an intricate apocalyptic event where most of the the life on Earth is wiped out, but with a difference. This one focuses on the people during the apocalypse, and how it affects them afterwards.
Check out smashwords.com for eBooks.
1) Love and Family During the Great Death (Finished)
A man and his daughter drive into a massive meteor shower that disrupts their lives, but it's only the beginning. It's the beginning of the end, or is it? An Apocalyptic tale that focuses on individuals trying to maintain love, hope and family amongst death and dying. Hopefully it's not overly negative, with a lot of humor and positive emotions, but there is a lot of death in it.
2) Grappling with Survival (Finished)
A Post-Apocalyptic world unlike any other. Instead of banding together or fighting each other, instead the survivors find a world with few resources, little trust and no desire to intermingle. Fears of disease prevent survivors from reaching out for help. How does society survive if the survivors won’t participate?Though dealing with drastic situations, this book isn't as 'bleak' as the original. Reading the original book will help, but isn't necessary, so if you couldn't take Book 1 you'll be OK resuming the story with this one.
3) Seeding Hope Among the Ashes (available for purchase)
The man telling the country how to survive an apocalyptic event must reach across the country to teach people how to heal themselves. David's saga continues, only without David. Instead six young girls set off in multiple directions, taking his cure to different cities in the hope everyone can treat their own people while not getting killed! This sequel follows each girl as they journey to different cities, trying to convince reluctant survivors to trust them to make them sick.
Based on the lack of sex in this book, this book is designed to be read without reading the previous two.
“The Catalyst” Series
Alex Jennings struggles with women mysteriously attracted to him, people angry and eager to expose him, while he deals with responsibilities he never imagined. Watch as he cobbles together a movement and figures out how to help those depending upon him, knowing he only has a short time to do so.
A story dealing with doubt, destiny, confusion and perseverence. I think you'll enjoy it, but it covers a lot of ground.
Check out the entire series at either smashwords.com or www.vincentberg.net
or click any of the book images above.
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Don't forget to review the book after you read it. Thanks!
1) An Unknown Attraction (Finished)
A young man, just 17 years old, suddenly finds women mysteriously attracted to him when he visits New Orleans for spring break with his family. He acts as a catalyst to activate strange abilities in them that he doesn't understand.
There are no superheroes or world saving, it's character and not action based, more an examination of people's reactions and what is involved in building a movement from the ground up.
2) Trying To Be Normal (Finished)
Alex, having returned from New Orleans with a whole new life, tries to become just a normal young man as he returns to school. Can he simply blend in for the next 2 months despite having several women following him around? And will his abilities really be invisible to everyone around him?
3) Normalcy Is Harder Than It Looks (Finished)
Having wrestled with trying to preserve a ‘normal’ last few months of high school, Alex faces an even harder time, as not only does he have to explain to those he loves what his life has become, but he faces several people who seem to hate him as much as his followers adore him. What’s a confused teenage atheist religious figure to do?
This book contains NO summary details about what happened earlier in the series!
4) Racing The Clock (Finished)
Alex finds himself with a mission to find as many new followers as he can during the limited time he has left, as he comes to grip with the knowledge that his abilities will likely kill him. Before that happens, he hits the road with his sister and an ex-cop serving as a bodyguard. Along the way, they learn much more about him, about his followers, and about leading a mission when one doesn't know the way. He needs to connect with enough followers to build a whole new branch on the evolutionary tree, but he only has a limited amount of time to do it, and he has to stay below the radar as he does it.
5) Touring Under Pressure (Finished)
Leaving the familiar and somewhat supportive environments of Carbondale and New Orleans after having been exposed, Alex takes his mission on the road. But along with the blur of life on a concert tour are, there’s dark trends as well: Alex is known nationally now, the media is hungry for news about him, and there are still multiple people eager to hurt him.
As Alex, Cate and Gail travel the country, they gradually learn more about his abilities, and what drives people to either love or hate him.
6) Building a Legacy (Finished)
With time running out, Alex faces life with a new confidence, even as events and those around him change abruptly. Relieved of the need to save his people, he still feels responsible for them and wants to leave a strong legacy. But just what will that legacy be? Follow along as he adjusts to new challenges as he struggles to continue, in this, the last book of the “Catalyst” Series.
This is a dramatic conclusion to the series, featuring a lot of surprises as Alex and his team learns more about his abilities, where they come from and what that knowledge implies going forward.
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